I tend to read quite a few books and they all usually turn out to be really good.  I typically choose the book based on a recommendation from a good friend or when I hear a lot of people raving about it so I don’t often strike out.  With that said, I wanted to mentioned 4 personal development books that I read in 2011 and thought were simply “a must read” if you haven’t already had the chance to do so.

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Aspire by Kevin Hall

A Philosopher’s Notes by Brian Johnson

Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill / Sharon Lechter

I would highly recommend these books and all are worthy of a spot on your shelf.

How may people have overwhelming confidence in themselves?  We all know it is something you need to have in order to succeed or obtain the goals or targets that we set for ourselves.

It is interesting how many people seem to be extremely confident yet are not obtaining their goals.  So then, how many people are really confident versus just kidding themselves or others?

Be confident.

I recently finished reading Michael Port’s “Book Yourself Solid” and have to say that I can’t believe it took me this long to finally pick it up and read it.  Heck, I had even recommended this book to one of my good friends because of how many people I heard mention it.  For some reason I kept finding other things to add to my reading list and just never got around to it until now.  

This book is chalk full of great and seemingly simple advice on how to gain more business…..and good solid business.  Most people tend to make things way too complicated and Michael explains his method in way that is easy to follow and understand.  If you haven’t read this book I highly recommend it and it is worthy of a spot on your bookshelf.

Everyone should be required to watch the movie “ELF” during the holiday season.  What a great movie.  If this doesn’t get you in the holiday spirit I am not sure if anything will work.